First published 2018
Emma Carstairs and Julian Blackthorn face an impossible choice. Their forbidden love has awakened the parabatai curse, a deadly magic that threatens to destroy them both. After Livia Blackthorn dies on the steps of the Council Hall, the Shadowhunter government fractures toward civil war. The surviving Blackthorns scatter, some fleeing to Los Angeles to investigate a plague killing warlocks. Emma and Julian undertake a dangerous journey to the Faerie Courts to find the Black Volume of the Dead, hoping it holds the key to breaking their bond. In Faerie, they uncover a secret that could shatter the entire Shadow World. Time runs short as the parabatai curse grows stronger, putting everyone they love at risk. Emma and Julian must choose between their hearts and their world's survival.
Genres: romance, fantasy, young-adult, paranormal
Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, forbidden-romance, found-family
Setting: Los Angeles, Faerie
Period: contemporary
912 pages · Hardcover · Margaret K. McElderry Books
Content warnings: death, violence